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Taxation 2026 FC 534

Lafleur v. Canada (Attorney General)

Judicial review allowed where the Federal Court found the CRA’s taxpayer-relief decision under s. 220(3.1) of the Income Tax Act was unreasonable.

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Charitable donations
  • Procedural fairness
  • Standard of review
  • Taxpayer-relief
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Tax law 2026 FC 171

McHayle v. Canada (Attorney General)

Federal Court dismissed an application for judicial review of CRA taxpayer-relief denials for 2021 and 2022, finding the decision reasonable and procedurally fair.

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Procedural fairness
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Reasonableness review
  • Taxpayer-relief
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Taxation 2025 FC 408

McMillan v. Canada (Attoreny General)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of the CRA’s refusal to grant full taxpayer relief from interest on McMillan’s 2005 tax debt, finding the decision reasonable and fair.

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Subsection 220(3.1) income tax act
  • Donation tax shelters
  • Procedural fairness
  • Financial hardship
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Tax law 2024 FC 159

Brand v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court granted judicial review of a taxpayer-relief refusal, finding the CRA delegate failed to address key errors and hardship under s. 220(3.1).

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Income tax act s.220(3.1)
  • Cra my account procedures
  • Covid-19 pandemic effects
  • Taxpayer-relief
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Tax law 2024 FC 22

Marsall v. Canada (National Revenue)

Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of the Minister’s refusal to waive interest under s. 220(3.1) of the Income Tax Act, finding the decision reasonable.

  • Taxpayer relief provisions
  • Interest waiver
  • Reallocation of payments
  • Reasonableness review
  • Taxpayer-relief-provisions
  • Interest-waiver
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Tax 2023 FC 34

Clarke v. Canada (Revenue Agency)

The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of a partial taxpayer-relief decision, finding the CRA’s refusal of further interest relief was reasonable.

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Reassessment
  • Judicial review
  • Standard of review
  • Taxpayer-relief
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Tax law 2021 FC 646

Da Silva v. Canada (National Revenue)

Judicial review of the Minister’s refusal to waive interest under s. 220(3.1) of the Income Tax Act was dismissed because the decision was reasonable.

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Subsection 220(3.1) income tax act
  • Financial hardship
  • Natural disaster
  • Reasonableness review
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Tax law 2020 FCA 225

Belchetz v. Canada (National Revenue)

The Minister's delegate reasonably considered the appellants' submissions and the relevant CRA processing delays (including the 1985–1990 period), concluded that delays had been addressed in prior reviews and that taxpayers had options (via intercept letters) to avoid interest accrual; the delegate's transparent, intelligible analysis justified denying further interest relief, and the Federal Court properly upheld that reasonable decision, so the appeal is dismissed.

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Processing delays
  • Income tax act s.220(3.1)
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Tax law 2019 FC 1599

Stover v. Canada (National Revenue)

The Federal Court held the Minister unreasonably failed to address CRA delay in processing a late objection, and sent the matter back for redetermination limited to interest from that delay.

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Income tax act s.220(3.1)
  • Reasonableness review
  • Undue delay by tax authority
  • Taxpayer-relief
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Tax law 2019 FC 1342

Chau v. Canada (Attorney General)

Judicial review of a CRA refusal to waive $3,941.66 in arrears interest was dismissed. The Court found the delegate’s decision reasonable despite alleged delay, error, and fraud-related hardship.

  • Taxpayer relief
  • Interest waiver
  • Income tax act s.160
  • Income tax act s.220(3.1)
  • Reasonableness standard
  • Taxpayer-relief
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